Happy Gilmore
Happy Gilmore is a 1996 American sports comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan, produced by Robert Simonds, and starring Adam Sandler in the title role, Christopher McDonald, Julie Bowen and Carl Weathers.
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| Directed by | Dennis Dugan |
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| Produced by | Robert Simonds |
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| Cinematography | Arthur Albert |
| Edited by | Jeff Gourson |
| Music by | Mark Mothersbaugh |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $12 million |
| Box office | $38.8 million |
It tells the story of an unsuccessful ice hockey player who discovers a newfound talent for golf and competes in a golfing tournament to save his grandmother's home from foreclosure. The screenplay was written by Sandler and his writing partner Tim Herlihy, in their second feature collaboration after the previous year's Billy Madison. The film also marks the first of multiple collaborations between Sandler and Dugan. Happy Gilmore was released in theaters on February 16, 1996, by Universal Pictures. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the film was a commercial success, earning $39 million on a $12 million budget, and it won an MTV Movie Award for Best Fight for Sandler and Bob Barker.